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they'll hurt our economy. they'll raise the unemployment rate, and the reason is because congress has not been able to compromise on a deficit reduction package that's more sensible. >> unfortunately but not surprisingly, republicans are unmoved. once again looking at the same polls, they unskew a slightly different message from the american electorate. >> i hope and believe the republicans will allow the sequestration to go into effect so that we can start down a path of trying to get control of spending and reduce the deficit. >> the big boulder standing in way of any kind of resolution is the issue of taxes and the closing of tax loopholes. republicans won't hear of it. even if polls show that 76% believe deficit reduction must be a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts. which may sound familiar because back in december when voters again said they wanted tax hikes as part of a deal avoiding the fiscal cliff, here is what republicans were saying. >> the election wasn't a mandate to raise taxes. >> an ob
they'll hurt our economy. they'll raise the unemployment rate, and the reason is because congress has not been able to compromise on a deficit reduction package that's more sensible. >> unfortunately but not surprisingly, republicans are unmoved. once again looking at the same polls, they unskew a slightly different message from the american electorate. >> i hope and believe the republicans will allow the sequestration to go into effect so that we can start down a path of trying to...
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the economy is not something that exists in itself. it has to provide justice as well as prosperity. >> i understand that, but if you really want to help the people you want to help, you don't take away jobs. what you do is you grow the economy, you get above the 2% anemic rate of growth obama had given us, you get 3%. it is how you help these young people. >> that means passing some of the infrastructure programs that will create jobs -- because >> only government creates jobs? >> is anybody here think he will get a $9 an hour? >> government spending on infrastructure is that cure of unemployment, then why did the largest stimulus in galactic history, we have 8% unemployment? >> the latest studies -- >> let me interrupt your interruption. >> the tax increases and if it i the dead -- as the spending he proposed will hurt middle- class families, will cost them their raises and benefits and may even cause some of them their jobs. mr. president, i don't oppose the plans because i want to protect the rich. i oppose your plans because i wan
the economy is not something that exists in itself. it has to provide justice as well as prosperity. >> i understand that, but if you really want to help the people you want to help, you don't take away jobs. what you do is you grow the economy, you get above the 2% anemic rate of growth obama had given us, you get 3%. it is how you help these young people. >> that means passing some of the infrastructure programs that will create jobs -- because >> only government creates...
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we haven't -- the economy is on the right path but it is not growing fast enough. and the last thing we need to do right now, is to sort of suck some oxygen out of it. yeah, we can talk about long-term deficit reduction. but let's not do it in a way that going to keep us from growing and therefore, as melissa suggested, ultimately make the problem we have worse. >> now, melissa, i raise the same question president obama, he was on my radio show yesterday, that e.j. addressed, personal, political. let me play for you what the president said he thinks is the reason they are not uniting and trying to protect the country. they are really trying to protect the rich. >> they're basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations. and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down a recovery over closing tax loop holes, and that's the thing that binds their party together at this point. >> now, they must have struck a nerve. because over at fox news, they went wow and they've been playing, interviewing, a
we haven't -- the economy is on the right path but it is not growing fast enough. and the last thing we need to do right now, is to sort of suck some oxygen out of it. yeah, we can talk about long-term deficit reduction. but let's not do it in a way that going to keep us from growing and therefore, as melissa suggested, ultimately make the problem we have worse. >> now, melissa, i raise the same question president obama, he was on my radio show yesterday, that e.j. addressed, personal,...
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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the president says the economy's improving, but we have to do better. he says republicans don't have a clue, and that austerity is not the answer. he says it is time to educate our children, subsidize new forms of energy, and rebuild our infrastructure. president obama's for the state of the yen, the first of his new term, and how do we pay the bill? >> nothing i am proposing should increase the deficit by a single dime. >> the president offered more of the same, higher taxes and more stimulus spending. >> the president wants congress to, with $40 billion to improve infrastructure, wants to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour, wants a new energy bill similar to cap-and-trade, wants preschool for every 4-year-old in the nation, tax reform, gun control, and citizenship for undocumented immigrants. what are his chances, charles? >> approximately zero. he is talking as if we have a huge surplus, so we can start spending all over again. if the inaugural address was a philosophical statement of what i would call his left
captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the president says the economy's improving, but we have to do better. he says republicans don't have a clue, and that austerity is not the answer. he says it is time to educate our children, subsidize new forms of energy, and rebuild our infrastructure. president obama's for the state of the yen, the first of his new term, and how do we pay the bill? >> nothing i am proposing should increase the deficit by a single...
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. >> that's what the economy said, herman. >> those that are wrong economists. >> please be reasonable. >> it makes me ashamed. >> vent your anger but be alone when you do it. ♪ have you heard about the new dance criaze ♪ li . >> it is seven days to austerity, to a potential economic apock lips when $85 billion will be slashed from the federal government and eventually it will affect all of us from the food we eat to the flights we take to the nation's national security. all of it could come apart unless republicans find a way to compromise on sequestration. it's a message the president reiterated this afternoon while meeting with japan's prime minister. >> this should be a no-brainer, and let me just point out that the overall impact to the economy will be to slow down the recovery. >> the comments came after transportation secretary ray lahood visited the white house briefing room this morning and explained in no uncertain terms how these cuts will affect the average american. he detailed not only the delays that travelers within the united states can expect, but also how republi
. >> that's what the economy said, herman. >> those that are wrong economists. >> please be reasonable. >> it makes me ashamed. >> vent your anger but be alone when you do it. ♪ have you heard about the new dance criaze ♪ li . >> it is seven days to austerity, to a potential economic apock lips when $85 billion will be slashed from the federal government and eventually it will affect all of us from the food we eat to the flights we take to the nation's...
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the country about and the economy again on the brink. hours before that self-imposed economic doomsday for us and the planet, the president announces that a deal has been struck. it was close and unpleasant, and it was all on purpose. that was july. by september, same year, another threatened government shutdown. this time it was the senate that had to find its way back from the edge of catastrophe, but they did it with something like 90 minutes to spare. then this past december, let's all go back to the brink. congressional republicans threatening an avalanche of tax hikes and other recession-inducing budget cuts. it's the fiscal cliff, look out! congressional republicans blew right past the new year's eve deadline and then after the sky was supposed to have fallen, a deal was made shortly thereafter to retroactively avert said disaster. remember all that? well, here we are again, back at the brink again. do brinks wear out if you use them too much? for the seventh time since winning the majority, congressional republicans are holding t
the country about and the economy again on the brink. hours before that self-imposed economic doomsday for us and the planet, the president announces that a deal has been struck. it was close and unpleasant, and it was all on purpose. that was july. by september, same year, another threatened government shutdown. this time it was the senate that had to find its way back from the edge of catastrophe, but they did it with something like 90 minutes to spare. then this past december, let's all go...
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sales start in seven years and now "the washington post" is asking if walmart is freaking out about the economy should the rest of us? we'll pose that question to cnbc's tyler mathson. >>> plus -- >> couples are xhited, they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has. >> former first lady laura bush promoting marriage equality and says she wants to be taken off that ad. it's one of the things we thought you should know. >>> joann and christie created cute, homemade decorations for their daughters' school lockers. when other kids said they wanted them, too, they created locker looks. i wouldn't change anything about the last 10 years except what it's done to my hair, so i'm doing something new. new age defy from pantene. it's a system with pro-vitamins and caffeine. 7 signs of aging hair, like dryness and damage, virtually disappear to make hair act up to 10 years younger. new age defy, including advanced thickening. winner of an allure best of beauty breakthrough award. pantene expert collection. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nos
sales start in seven years and now "the washington post" is asking if walmart is freaking out about the economy should the rest of us? we'll pose that question to cnbc's tyler mathson. >>> plus -- >> couples are xhited, they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has. >> former first lady laura bush promoting marriage equality and says she wants to be taken off that ad. it's one of the things we thought you should know. >>> joann and christie...
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road if there are huge economic damages -- i mean, we don't really know what's going to happen to the economy if the sequester stays in place. the theory is it's going to be pretty bad. congress could back fill some of those cuts april or may or down the road, could dump them a little bit more money to the pentagon and try to offset some of the damages. right now we really don't know, and there's really no one that has proposed anything that could pass both chambers at this point. >> jake sherman, thank you very much. good to see you. >> with our politico briefing. coming up next, to the vatican. s will the vatican now fast track the election of the new pope? we're live in rome next. ann thompson coming up right here on "andrea mitchell reports." [ male announcer ] here's a word you should keep in mind. unbiased. some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder -- isn't that a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds." yikes! then go to e-trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds, and not one of them has our nam
road if there are huge economic damages -- i mean, we don't really know what's going to happen to the economy if the sequester stays in place. the theory is it's going to be pretty bad. congress could back fill some of those cuts april or may or down the road, could dump them a little bit more money to the pentagon and try to offset some of the damages. right now we really don't know, and there's really no one that has proposed anything that could pass both chambers at this point. >> jake...
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but we're going to see this reflect in the markets and see this reflect in the economy if this does happen, and then you're going to have more finger-pointing. >> mark, your fix-a-debt, are they going to come down hard on congress, even if it's the republicans, if they believe the republicans are walking away from a deal? >> we should be pushing both sides for a deal because it's going to take both sides to get the deal done. but when tom friedman in the new york times and the washington post says had the $1.5 trillion that the president is talking about is not enough, is really isn't tax reform. so i think you're seeing a growing crescendo and this will crowd it every issue if we don't address it. >> you heard the white house say this weekend, when denis mcdonough went out and said you cannot raise the age in medicare because it's a cost-shifting not a cost-saver. >> that's because, if you raise it to 67, the 65-year-olds, many of them are healthy, medicare isn't spending a lot of money on them. if you move up to 67, you're ending up having to, you're not seeing a lot of saving in revenue
but we're going to see this reflect in the markets and see this reflect in the economy if this does happen, and then you're going to have more finger-pointing. >> mark, your fix-a-debt, are they going to come down hard on congress, even if it's the republicans, if they believe the republicans are walking away from a deal? >> we should be pushing both sides for a deal because it's going to take both sides to get the deal done. but when tom friedman in the new york times and the...
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he believes in community and patrol of schools so yes he believed in the economy. he is not an integration assess that and he said it's up to us, it's our struggle.
he believes in community and patrol of schools so yes he believed in the economy. he is not an integration assess that and he said it's up to us, it's our struggle.
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it's things that immediately matter like what's happening with the economy. i have no idea what bobby jindal is doing but he's a little off base here. >> that's a fair condemnation. jonathan, paul ryan says he truly, honestly doesn't any if he's going to run for president in 2016. if that's the case though, then maybe he should tell his friends because one of them recently told politico and i'm quoting that ryan has no interest in the sheer grind of campaigning. it's hard to see him having what it takes. jonathan, if that's how his friends are talking about him now, what will his enemies say if mr. ryan does decide to throw his hat in the ring? >> well, they will say much worse, but if all the people we've been talking about as potential candidates, paul ryan is the one that has a legitimate claim to run. he's young, very smart, has his budget plan that's been passed twice and ignored an equal number of times. >> and derided by virtually every economist who says the math doesn't add up but now he's going to reduce the deficit and achievements not in 30 but in
it's things that immediately matter like what's happening with the economy. i have no idea what bobby jindal is doing but he's a little off base here. >> that's a fair condemnation. jonathan, paul ryan says he truly, honestly doesn't any if he's going to run for president in 2016. if that's the case though, then maybe he should tell his friends because one of them recently told politico and i'm quoting that ryan has no interest in the sheer grind of campaigning. it's hard to see him...
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it could happen and have an effect on our economy. >> what they do with that will impact employment in our company and certainly there will come a time where it all catches up. >> president obama bypassed congress with an executive order. hearing from police officers targeted by phillip dorner. they were at the top of corner's hit list. >> when you get a foin call and they tell you that somebody is after your family and within a very short distance of your home and they already killed somebody's daughter it made me sick to my stomach. >> we didn't want the kids to see the anguish and the hurt that we were feeling. >> he was on the board the fired dorner for falsely akiesing another officer of brutality. over ten-days christopher dorner killed 4 people. >> with the nfl combine kicking off man tie te'o hopes he isn't as invisible as his big girlfriend was to him. he says it shouldn't. what i did on the field is what i did on the field. i don't think what i did with the whole situation, i don't understand how it takes away from what i did on the field. that draft begins april 25th. >>> ai
it could happen and have an effect on our economy. >> what they do with that will impact employment in our company and certainly there will come a time where it all catches up. >> president obama bypassed congress with an executive order. hearing from police officers targeted by phillip dorner. they were at the top of corner's hit list. >> when you get a foin call and they tell you that somebody is after your family and within a very short distance of your home and they...
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somehow the idea is if we pay more in taxes and the government's poems more than the economy will do better. the connection is with investment. >> on me ask you about the face of the republican party. overwhelmingly supported by white voters. you are a southern governor and obviously see the parties around racial lines. is it a healthy thing to have the democratic arty in the south as the block party -- party in the south as the black party? >> we have to do better with minority voters. it is appealing to -- there are a couple of things. saying we will campaign for every vote. we did relatively well in a historic democrat district in 2010. we did not blow them out of the water, but did utter them the average republican by engaging the community. we did not win those counties, but it was closer than people thought areas actively engaging and saying here is why we believe these things. >> you mentioned this briefly, but i wanted you draw you out. you want to see the next president come from the ranks of governors. >> i would not limited to that. i know people that serve up your that i
somehow the idea is if we pay more in taxes and the government's poems more than the economy will do better. the connection is with investment. >> on me ask you about the face of the republican party. overwhelmingly supported by white voters. you are a southern governor and obviously see the parties around racial lines. is it a healthy thing to have the democratic arty in the south as the block party -- party in the south as the black party? >> we have to do better with minority...
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we knew people were weary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stuart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a lot. we had a premise that we would not have an announcement speech that you could give the day before the general election. that was our goal. we got that the reagan announcement speech and used as a model. it was one that was successful. it was a model of the speech that president reagan gave the day before. it was in the general election. we always believe that we wanted the primary to be about the economy. mitt romney would be that
we knew people were weary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stuart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire...
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sure, let's run up the markets. >> they're looking at the economy and seeing a strong economy. >> and they used to be scared by washington. up next. >> republican's going to be the same think. >> up next, the student loan controversy. business before the bell with brian sullivan. we're going to be right back. none of us would want to be told we can't marry the person we love. that's why a growing majority of americans believe it's time to allow marriage for gay and lesbian couples. laura bush: when couples are committed they ought to have i think the same sort of rights that everyone has. colin powell: allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. dick cheney: freedom means freedom for everyone. barack obama: our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. it's time for marriage. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activate
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his focus was on jobs and the economy. he has an interesting plan to grow the economy, and he laid it out. this is it. cash 4 gold. look how cool that duck is. how could you go wrong? >> did you see this photo just yesterday? lightning struck st. peter's basilica just hours after the pope announced his resignation and the pope said, i guess that's a no to getting paid for unused vacation days. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. ♪ waterloo >>> top ten things going
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it's going to slow down the economy. you've got democrats -- you've got the president running around because he only knows how to do one thing, ask for higher taxes. he's leading with the taxes. we've got to raise more taxes. it's the rich, it's the corporations, tax, tax, tax. i thought we had this debate before. democrats don't seem to understand that taxing americans dampens the economy, hurts small businesses, hurts a lot of americans. republicans don't seem to understand that massive unfocused cuts right now are going to slow down the economy and hurt americans, too. >> you seriously have to wonder whether anyone in washington, in the house, in the senate, in the white house, in the administration, republican, democrat, do they ever go outdoors? do they ever see what happens every day to ordinary americans? people who have been getting crushed economically for the past 10 or 15 years are now getting crushed again, doubly so. the payroll tax has been eliminated. have you checked out the price of gasoline over the pas
it's going to slow down the economy. you've got democrats -- you've got the president running around because he only knows how to do one thing, ask for higher taxes. he's leading with the taxes. we've got to raise more taxes. it's the rich, it's the corporations, tax, tax, tax. i thought we had this debate before. democrats don't seem to understand that taxing americans dampens the economy, hurts small businesses, hurts a lot of americans. republicans don't seem to understand that massive...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not abstraction. >> sean: the cuts are not fair, they're going to hurt the economy, what the president didn't mention, the sequester, that was his idea in the first place. >> the man who literally wrote about the book about the budget battle. whose idea was the sequester and did you ever think we had he' get to this point? >> first, it was the white house. it was obama and neighbors went to the democratic leader and harry reid and said this is the solution. >> sean: there you have it the plan that the president is calling not smart, not fair, was actually his solution to quote, saving the economy. again, that's not what we heard today at the white house, what we heard was our commander campaigner in chief reverting back into election mode and blaming republicans and using pathetic scare tactics to smear the opposition. sound familiar? you've heard the fear mongering, what i'm about to play is only desc
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not abstraction. >> sean: the cuts are not fair, they're going to hurt the economy, what the president didn't mention, the sequester, that was his idea in the first place. >> the man who literally wrote about the book about the budget battle. whose idea was the sequester and did you ever think we had he' get to this point? >> first, it was the white house. it was...
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we knew people were wary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire message of the campaign. you are working on that and the governor is working on that. >> we talked about this a lot. we had a premise that we would not have an announcement speech that you could give the day before the general election. that was our goal. we got that the reagan announcement speech and used as a model. it was one that was successful. it was a model of the speech that president reagan gave the day before. it was in the general election. we always believe that we wanted the primary to be about the economy. mitt romney would be that
we knew people were wary of the economy. we wanted to see how we fit in and what was going on on the other side. by the time the debt ceiling hit, we had a good sense of the landscape. the debt ceiling, we were kind of galvanized in this cohesion to move forward. >> stewart, what was your assumption of what the primary would be about before the announcement speech? writing all of that -- the public does not realize. you go back to the obama announcement speech. it lays out the entire...
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was going to be the candidate of the economy, and to be met from you have to beat him on the economy. and so every candidate was going to have to post up and have to trump him on that, and we were fairly confident that no candidate would be able to do that. and that's the process of the primary was going to be resting on who is best suited to defeat barack obama and to face barack obama. not in an electability since been a dramatic sense. and in that sense, the primary, as much as possible, was not going to be one of these primaries where you go off and spend the primary talking about x. and have to go and shift and talk about y in the general election. and that was the theory. i think you go back to read the announcement speech, it was a speech sort of given before the general election. >> i want to jump ahead, but the interesting, larry mentioned the formative research that we're doing. and if they were all would agree that we all believe the race is going to be about the economy in some form or fashion, and the question was what was the definition of what the economy was. and all t
was going to be the candidate of the economy, and to be met from you have to beat him on the economy. and so every candidate was going to have to post up and have to trump him on that, and we were fairly confident that no candidate would be able to do that. and that's the process of the primary was going to be resting on who is best suited to defeat barack obama and to face barack obama. not in an electability since been a dramatic sense. and in that sense, the primary, as much as possible, was...
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new developments in the troubling trend for americans and the nation's economy. gas prices shooting up nearly 50 cents in 60 days, taking a huge bite out of americans who are already earning less because of the payroll tax we got hit with the beginning of the year. according to the triple-a, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now, 3.78. so when your car has a 20 gallon tank it will cost you more than 75 bucks every time you fill up. you don't need me to tell you that because you're experiencing it it and also means you're now paying $10 more per fill up than a month ago. the combination of soaring gas prices and higher taxes are not only threatening the larger economy, but the current administration as well. chris stirewalt our digital editor and host of power play live. and interesting to read your power play on foxnews.com because you talked about how this is the exact position that the republicans, who wound up getting creamed in that 2006 mid term he election, found themselves in when gas prices were soaring under president bush and wow, did the
new developments in the troubling trend for americans and the nation's economy. gas prices shooting up nearly 50 cents in 60 days, taking a huge bite out of americans who are already earning less because of the payroll tax we got hit with the beginning of the year. according to the triple-a, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now, 3.78. so when your car has a 20 gallon tank it will cost you more than 75 bucks every time you fill up. you don't need me to tell you that because...
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above all, you have to get the economy growing. that creates jobs and revenue from economic growth, not higher taxes. president obama not only once higher taxes, he is actually preventing economic growth in private sector and job creation. he is blocking it with more regulation, red tape, and bureaucracy. host: senator john hoeven in the weekly -- hogan in the response to the weekly address. both sides have their talking points down pretty well. sequestration will kick in and then what? guest: people who are affected will begin to feel some of the effects from it when they do not get checks. host: the layoffs at the pentagon did not take effect until late april, correct? guest: a lot of this stuff will not happen for months. if there are many things they begin to think and to be unjust, and an opportunity to do a fix. we are going to have a lot of the same period a lot of the gaming and trying to figure out whose political advantage is it is to take advantage of. host: this is from one of our viewers. raising taxes is not unnecessa
above all, you have to get the economy growing. that creates jobs and revenue from economic growth, not higher taxes. president obama not only once higher taxes, he is actually preventing economic growth in private sector and job creation. he is blocking it with more regulation, red tape, and bureaucracy. host: senator john hoeven in the weekly -- hogan in the response to the weekly address. both sides have their talking points down pretty well. sequestration will kick in and then what? guest:...
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going to be the candidate of the economy. and to beat mitt romney, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate would have to be able to trump him on that and we were fairly confident of candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be a referendum on who was best suited to defeat barack obama, to base barack obama. not in electability sense but in a thematic cents. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible would not be one where you go off and spend the primary talking about x, and then have to shift and talk about y in the general election. that was a theory out. if you go back and read the announcement speech, it was a speech he could have given before the general election. >> larry mentioned the formative research we were doing. i think we all would agree that we all believed the race was going to be about the economy in some form or fashion. the question was, what was the definition of what the economy was. in all the research we did in the spring of 2011 was largely ab
going to be the candidate of the economy. and to beat mitt romney, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate would have to be able to trump him on that and we were fairly confident of candidate would be able to do that. and that the process of the primary was going to be a referendum on who was best suited to defeat barack obama, to base barack obama. not in electability sense but in a thematic cents. in that sense, the primary, as much as possible would not be one where you go off...
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it hurt our economy the economy really stagnated after that. we had been on an upswing and stagnated. i don't think republicans paid a big enough price for that. >> you mentioned the tea party and some people not realizing there was an election, how badly they lost of all people karl rove seems to recognize they are losing because their condition dates are too whacky, too extreme if not too insane and he wants to do something about it and he is really getting hammered by some of the republican leadership and a lot of activists saying he is trying to be, you know, chicago mafia politics. right? >> well, or worse. that's right. the republican party and i think it's because of all of this other crisis to crisis we have been dealing with, the fiscal cliff and the sequester, what's happening in the republican party is not getting a lot of attention but it's absolutely fascinating. it's not just the republican party per se or it's leaders or at this time at this time titular leaders. there was the big break-up at freedomworks with dick army walking o
it hurt our economy the economy really stagnated after that. we had been on an upswing and stagnated. i don't think republicans paid a big enough price for that. >> you mentioned the tea party and some people not realizing there was an election, how badly they lost of all people karl rove seems to recognize they are losing because their condition dates are too whacky, too extreme if not too insane and he wants to do something about it and he is really getting hammered by some of the...
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this is a country that has frustrated with the economy and jobs. the amount of attention given to other issues, as opposed to those two, is extraordinarily frustrating to the american people. the want to know what will happen. they hear this expectation, these two responses, that are so clearly in conflict. there is no resolution. having said that, from the speaker's point of view, he has put forth a lot of bills that have died in the senate. i think that is unfortunately reflective of the senate discourse, in terms of both sides -- the focus tends to be on both political bases where political points can be scored, as opposed to tour the country is, which is, were -- how do get something done? host: the front page of the new york magazine -- can tech savvy republicans overthrow their party is disconnected old guard? -- guest: a woman who works for me did a lot of the research that gets quoted in there. look -- here is the bottom line -- when you're running for president, as mitt romney was, and you say it does not matter what i say, but it is a ref
this is a country that has frustrated with the economy and jobs. the amount of attention given to other issues, as opposed to those two, is extraordinarily frustrating to the american people. the want to know what will happen. they hear this expectation, these two responses, that are so clearly in conflict. there is no resolution. having said that, from the speaker's point of view, he has put forth a lot of bills that have died in the senate. i think that is unfortunately reflective of the...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might pick up again. >> i will denight president -- i will deny the president -- >> stephanie: boner said washington democrats new found concern about the president's sequester -- he's clever how he keeps calling it -- [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> obama quester. >> stephanie: social media boys and i came up with that over bourbon. >> and you can tell! >> obama quester. >> stephanie: rolls off the tongue. words alone won't avert it. replacing the president's sequester. there it is again in the second sentence. >> obama quester. hashtag. do you see the hashtag first or after? >> stephanie: i'm doing boner. >> but you probably didn't know either. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i was mocking him for something -- is this where we break or no? >> yes. good lord. >> stephanie: replace the president's sequester will require a plan to cut spending to
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might pick up again. >> i will denight president -- i will deny the president -- >> stephanie: boner said washington democrats new found concern about the president's sequester -- he's clever how he keeps calling it -- [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> obama quester. >> stephanie: social media boys...
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caller: that would be clinton with the economy. he picked up the economy and we had a surplus. host: who wood your parents have said? caller: probably fdr, because he helped everybody, like social security and when there was no work, he helped people find work, came up with programs to help them get work. i'm not sure what it was called because i was not keeping up with it back then. all these programs became up with to help the working man. host: you remember your parents talking about this? caller: i do. host: how did they view government back then? caller: before he helped them, they probably gave it a 0 rating. host: francis, tennessee, republican caller. george washington? caller: correct. because he started the country, made the constitution were initially. before that, and he was the first in war, the first increase. he was a good and virtuous man and set an example for the rest of the president's to follow. host: what example is that? caller: he served two terms and stepped down. he advocated for a long time, people staying out of foreign entanglements. host: who would
caller: that would be clinton with the economy. he picked up the economy and we had a surplus. host: who wood your parents have said? caller: probably fdr, because he helped everybody, like social security and when there was no work, he helped people find work, came up with programs to help them get work. i'm not sure what it was called because i was not keeping up with it back then. all these programs became up with to help the working man. host: you remember your parents talking about this?...
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the sequester will not likely tank the economy though. federal spending should still hit 23% of gdp by 2023 but also don't expect it to solve many problems. we're still on track for the debt to hit 100% of the nation's gdp. we'll be right back. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president obama's approval, the latest bloomberg poll, the highest it's been since september of 2009. 55% approval rating. and congress has a 9% approval rating and they think they're going to blame the sequester on him. idiots! good morning everybody. great to see you this morning. it is a thursday, february 21. this is the "full court press." welcome to the program. thank you for joining us whether you're watching on current tv or listening on your local progressive talk radio station good to have you with us. we want to hear from you at phone at 1-866-55-press. the old-fashioned wa
the sequester will not likely tank the economy though. federal spending should still hit 23% of gdp by 2023 but also don't expect it to solve many problems. we're still on track for the debt to hit 100% of the nation's gdp. we'll be right back. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: president...